Although President Obama correctly picked the four teams that made it to the semifinals of the East Regional - Syracuse, Marquette, Miami, and Indiana - he picked the Hurricanes and the Hoosiers to advance to the Elite Eight. A couple of upsets later, the East final became an all-Big East affair.

The president also spent some time with the second most powerful man in Washington, Robert Griffin III.

According to the Washington Times, President Obama told Griffin to protect himself.

"In a face-to-face meeting during the NCAA men's basketball tournament East Region final between Syracuse and Marquette, Obama spoke to Griffin about "protecting myself," Griffin said. Griffin spoke to a reporter as security whisked him, his fiancee and his sister through hordes of camera phone-holding fans out of the arena to street level moments after Syracuse completed its 55-39 victory. There was no opportunity for a follow-up question. Griffin winked before he turned and hurried ahead."